Empire State Trail (Western Kingston) [cycling]

The climbing is front-loaded — most of the 68 ft of gain lands in the first half of the 2.1 miles. The main climb starts right off the line and runs 0.51 miles, gaining 52 ft at an average 1.9%. You finish 43 ft below the start, so an out-and-back saves the climbing for the return.

At 2.1 miles it is one of the shorter routes among the 7 trails mapped in City of Kingston.